Mathematical subjects : children talk about their mathematical lives

Mathematical subjects children talk about their mathematical lives

We know the process by which children become social, moral, and creative beings, but when—and how—do they become mathematical beings? This thought-provoking volume follows ten children (ages seven through eighteen) in schools in New Zealand, England, Australia, Sweden, and an international school in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Walls, Fiona (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Materias:
Mathematics > Study and teaching.
Mathematics > Social aspects.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009455542206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding Children as Mathematical Subjects: Theories and Methods
  • Of Subjects, Subjectivity, and Subjectification: Subjects Made Visible
  • Of Archaeology, and Genealogy: Choosing Sites and Tools
  • The Art of Being Mathematical: The Primary Years
  • Children at Work
  • Tests and Contests
  • Error and Correction
  • The Emergence of Ability
  • Subjects of Choice: The Secondary Years
  • Form and Formula
  • Measures of Success
  • Keeping Up
  • The Shape of Life
  • Mathematical Futures: Life After School
  • Girl Time and Boys’ Clubs: Mathematical Genderfication
  • Background or Foreground? Home, Social Class and Ethnicity
  • Contemplating a Child-Friendly Mathematical Education.

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